Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa de Melide today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa de Melide at 1AM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Playa de Melide. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue night, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | NW 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 6 | NW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | 41 | 39 | 38 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 55 | 76 | 65 | 64 | 80 | 79 | 189 | 239 | 273 | 493 | 328 | 233 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:40PM2.60m | 9:03AM2.47m | 9:26PM2.33m | 9:54AM2.29m | 10:27PM2.11m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:25PM0.59m | 2:47AM0.71m | 3:10PM0.83m | 3:32AM0.95m | 4:09PM1.04m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:29 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 25 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NW 11 |
8 | 41 | 49 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 55 | 76 | 65 | 64 | 80 | 79 | 30 | 39 | 35 | 17 | 17 | 233 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | NW 4 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 8 |
10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 33 | 33 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 43 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 10 | SSW 14 | — | — | SW 14 | NW 12 | SSW 14 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | WNW 9 |
12 | 24 | 39 | 38 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 21 | — | — | 32 | 21 | 19 | — | 11 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | NW 4 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 9 | 189 | 239 | 273 | 493 | 328 | 108 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 395 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 86 | 86 | 43 | 43 | 49 | 39 | 39 | 45 | 49 | 49 | 39 | 199 | 234 | 198 |
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